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如来
如來
rúlái
1. tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)

Character Breakdown

如
rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
HSK 3 6 丶
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (4)

大日如来
Dàrìrúlái
Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
药师如来
Yàoshīrúlái
Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
阿弥陀如来
Ēmítuórúlái
Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
来得早不如来得巧
láidezǎobùrúláideqiǎo
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time

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